Gauthier, Sennecke spotlight Geese’ 2024 rookie camp roster

Rookie camp is nearly per week away and on Tuesday, the Ducks introduced their roster for camp and the upcoming rookie faceoff event that will probably be held in El Segundo, Calif. from Sept. 13-16.

There are 29 gamers on the Geese’ rookie camp roster. 23 of these gamers are a part of the Geese group and 16 of these gamers are presently beneath contract.

Cutter Gauthier, Tristan Luneau and Beckett Sennecke are a number of of the headliners on the Geese’ rookie camp roster. Each Gauthier and Luneau noticed NHL motion this previous season whereas Sennecke was drafted third total by the Geese in June.

With simply eight video games of NHL expertise mixed beneath their belts, it’s not an enormous shock to see Gauthier and Luneau participating in rookie camp and the rookie event. The previous attended improvement camp in July whereas the latter was unable to participate in on-ice actions from January to April as a consequence of a staph an infection.

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Sennecke was seen wearing a boot during training camp for the Oshawa Generals on the finish of August, however the expectation—for now—is that he’ll be capable of partake in rookie camp and the rookie event. He’ll even be sporting No. 45 after carrying No. 38 throughout improvement camp. That quantity has since gone to offseason signing Jansen Harkins.

Different notable names on the roster embody Yegor Sidorov, Nathan Gaucher, Rodwin Dionicio, Sam Colangelo and goaltender Vyacheslav Buteyets.

Sidorov will get his first style of professional hockey this season after signing his entry-level contract (ELC) this previous April. He was one of many prime goalscorers in your complete CHL and confirmed his goalscoring prowess within the WHL Playoffs, main all gamers in targets.

Gaucher’s first season as a professional was a blended bag, although it was revealed by Geese director of participant improvement, Jim Johnson, that Gaucher battled injuries for most of the season. A robust offseason and a clear invoice well being ought to assist set Gaucher up for a greater sophomore season as a professional.

The expectation was that Dionicio would play in Switzerland for EHC Biel-Bienne in 2024-25 after it was introduced in January that he had signed a three-year contract with them. Nevertheless, that not seems to be the case. Dionicio will play for the San Diego Gulls in the AHL after the Geese grew to become happy with how a lot he had improved his body.

“His physique had utterly modified,” Johnson mentioned. “He is an effective skater in assault and has nice offensive instincts. The side of coaching is essential: the way you feed your physique, the way you relaxation correctly, how you’ve good diet. All that was noticeable in his sport. Along with his offensive instincts, the sky is the restrict.”

Colangelo is without doubt one of the few Geese prospects on the camp roster with NHL expertise. He appeared in 4 video games for the Gulls on an expert tryout (PTO) after his collegiate profession ended earlier than signing his ELC and enjoying within the Geese’ final three video games of the season. He scored his first NHL purpose in his first sport.

This season will probably be Buteyets’ first expertise enjoying professionally in North America after he signed his ELC in Might. He spent the final two seasons enjoying for his hometown membership Chelmet Chelyabinsk within the VHL in Russia.

Buteyets’ English is minimal, however Gulls goaltending coach Jeff Glass spent almost a decade enjoying within the KHL and didn’t seem to have any points speaking with the younger Russian throughout improvement camp.

With Calle Clang and Tomáš Suchánek forward of him and filling the 2 goaltender spots in San Diego, the expectation is that Buteyets will start the season within the ECHL with the Tulsa Oilers.

A number of of the six camp invitations have ties to prospects within the Geese group.

Thomas Desruisseaux and Loic Usereau are teammates of Maxim Massé with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens. Simon Lovsin was Nico Myatovic’s teammate final season with the Seattle Thunderbirds and goaltender Michael McIvor is Ethan Procyszyn’s teammate with the North Bay Battalion.

The 2 remaining camp invitations are intriguing as properly. First, there’s Ruslan Gazizov from the London Knights, who has been handed over within the draft 3 times. A shade beneath six toes, Gazizov has proven he can put the puck within the web, scoring 23 after which 36 targets the previous two seasons for the Knights. His strong play in the OHL Playoffs and Memorial Cup present he’s able to displaying up in large moments.

Then there’s Jaxsin Vaughan of the Regina Pats. A bodily and gritty participant, Vaughan had 25 factors in 59 video games for the Pats this previous season whereas racking up 82 penalty minutes. Vaughan additionally has an an identical twin brother, Corbin, who additionally performs for the Pats. Corbin was invited to the Los Angeles Kings’ improvement camp in July.

The Vaughan brothers, recognized in Regina because the “Bash Brothers,” are of Indigenous heritage, members of the Decrease Nicola Indian Band, a Nlaka’pamux First Nations authorities in British Columbia.

Defenseman Stian Solberg and goaltender Damian Clara are notable omissions from the camp roster, with each unable to partake as a consequence of being at coaching camp in Sweden with Färjestad.

The identical could be mentioned for Lucas Pettersson (MoDo) and Daryls Uljanskis (AIK J20) who have been each drafted in June together with Sennecke and Solberg.

The one different participant on the camp roster in addition to Sennecke listed as injured is Suchánek, whose damage has not been specified, however it may be recognized as an damage to his proper leg based mostly off a recent post from his Instagram. The expectation can be that he won’t participate in any on-ice actions throughout rookie camp nor play on the rookie event.

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